Katie,

I had to start a new round of radiation 5 weeks from finishing 33 treatments of IMRT (it didn't get all the cancer). I know how disapointed you are and how tough this decision can be. We fight so hard to gain the upper hand on this disease and then have to get back in the ring so quickly.

I remember thinking "if I could just have a little more time out of treatment". Of course that's not in the cards so we put on the gloves and get back in the ring.

I'm 11 months out from that round with the beast and am still pulling clear PET scans so it was worth it. I hope you get good results from your latest efforts. Good Luck.


Kelly
Male
48, SCC (Soft Palet) Rt.,
Stage 1, T3n0m0,
Dx, 8-09, Start IMRT 35 9-2-09 end 10-21-09
04-20-10 NED
8-11 recurrence, node rt. neck N2b
10-11 33 IMRT w/chemo wkly
3-12-12 PET - residual cancer
4-12 5 treatments with Cyberknife & Erbitux
6-19-12 Pet scan CLEAR
12-3-12 PET - CLEAR